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			<td colspan=2 class=header>Lithuania: Formulaic Matrix</td>
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				<td width=18%><b>Lithuania</b></td>
				<td width=44%><b>Primary Districts (single-member)</b></td>
				<td width=38%><b>Primary Districts (national)</b></td>
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				<td width=18%><b>Lists</b></td>
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				<td width=38%>(1b) 70 members are elected by LR-Hare at the national level, on the basis of list votes. Only lists
					receiving at least 4% of the national vote are eligible to receive seats.</td>
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				<td width=18%><b>Candidates/b></td>
				<td width=44%> (1a) 71 members are elected by majority runoff. To win in the first round, a candidate must get over
					50% of the valid votes, and turnout must exceed 40%. Absent a first-round winner, the top two finishers meet in
					a runoff.</td>
				<td width=38%>(2) List order.</td>
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				<td colspan=3>141-member Parliament (Seimas).</td>
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